Green Family Stores will open the doors of its new Hyundai dealership Nov. 1. The 30,000-square-foot facility at 601 W. Stanford Ave. broke ground in May 2022. The new store is intended to be more centrally located, while the current Hyundai facility at 1200 S. Dirksen Parkway will remain open as a dealership for used […]
Michelle Ownbey
Michelle Ownbey is the publisher of Springfield Business Journal and Illinois Times.
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Bloom Wine Bar & Florals opening downtown Nov. 18
Bloom Wine Bar & Florals will be opening Nov. 18 at 2 S. Old State Capitol Plaza offering wine, craft cocktails and beer along with floral services and a space for private events. Brittney Robinson, Hannah Goss and Caitlin Becker are the three ladies behind the new venture. “We became friends eight or nine […]
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Perspectives Art Gallery to open in Petersburg
Perspectives Art Gallery, a fine art gallery space that features both local and national artists, opens its doors Nov. 11 in Petersburg. Located on the eastern side of the town square at 112 S. Sixth St., Perspectives Art Gallery will showcase an eclectic mix of talent, featuring the works of nationally and locally-renowned artists including […]
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Springfield Clinic to open new laboratory building
Springfield Clinic’s downtown drive-up lab is relocating to a new facility at 1351 S. Eighth St. starting Monday, Oct. 30, at 7 a.m. The drive-up lab’s current location will close on Friday, Oct. 27, at noon and remain closed Saturday to facilitate the move to the new location. The new 25,000-square-foot medical laboratory is on […]
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Mel-O-Cream reopening in Fairhills Mall
Mel-O-Cream is returning to Fairhills Mall as of Thursday, Oct. 26. Mel-O-Cream had operated a retail store at that location since 1975, but closed at the end of May due to a lack of air conditioning. Owner Amanda Crossland told SBJ at the time, “Over the last year we have been trying to work with […]
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Springfield Clinic opens new pediatrics center
Springfield Clinic pediatrics opened a new 40,000-square-foot pediatrics building Oct. 16 focused on providing a unique, child-focused patient experience. The new facility is located at 3501 Old Jacksonville Road in Springfield. “This new facility exists for our patients and their families,” said Dr. Purvi Bhandari, chair of Springfield Clinic Pediatrics. “We are so excited to […]
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Simmons Cancer Institute seeks volunteers
For a patient undergoing cancer care, a friendly greeting can make all the difference in their day. SIU Medicine’s team of surgeons, radiologists, oncologists, genetic counselors, therapists, nurses and medical staff are seeking volunteers for an important role at Simmons Cancer Institute (SCI). They would like to have more friendly faces at the front desk […]
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Hy-Vee opens in Jacksonville
The Jacksonville Hy-Vee store, formerly County Market, opened to the public at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 24, for its official grand opening. Hy-Vee announced Sept. 7 that it had entered into an agreement to purchase the 50,000-square-foot store at 1255 W. Morton Ave. and would take possession in early October, then close briefly for […]
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Jason Gibson joins Heartland Bank and Trust Company
Jason Gibson has joined Heartland Bank and Trust Company as an assistant vice president – commercial lender. He will be based out of the Springfield branch at 3601 Wabash Ave. Gibson, who has 16 years of experience in the banking and lending industry, has worked in collections, special assets, consumer lending, mortgage banking and more. […]
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Roots Latin Grill opens Socavon, a bar and lounge
Roots Latin Grill is expanding with the addition of Socavon, a bar and lounge just two doors down from the restaurant. “A lot of customers go to the restaurant just to get drinks,” owner Luis Morales told SBJ when plans were first announced last year. “I wanted to make a lounge and bar with more […]
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Downtown Springfield, Inc. presents awards
New businesses as well as many familiar names were recognized at the 30th annual Downtown Springfield, Inc. awards held Oct. 18 at the BOS Center. Isringhausen Imports also announced the recipient of the 2023 DRIVE Grant, created to benefit new and soon-to-open small businesses in the downtown area. The inaugural $20,000 grant was awarded last […]
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Jaalsa, Indian fusion food and bar, opens on South Sixth Street
Indian food is once again being offered at 3114 S. Sixth St., but the restaurant has a new name and new owners. Jaalsa, Hindi for “let’s celebrate,” has opened in the space most recently occupied by Indian Cuisine, which briefly operated a buffet in 2022. Jaalsa is owned by Secove Investments, which was not involved […]